Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio.
TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds(智力), too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you and your friends?Children like watching TV because it’s ______.
A. interesting B. boring C. excitingChildren can’t see anything ______.
A. on TV
B. on the radio
C. on the computerTV helps to open children’s ______.
A. eyes
B. minds
C. eyes and mindsMany children watch TV only ______.
A. every day
B. on Monday
C. on Saturday or Sunday eveningFrom the passage we can guess the writer thinks ______.
A. it’s bad for children to watch TV
B. it’s good for children to watch TV
C. listening to radio is not useful for learning
根据短文内容完成下列各题:
My name is Daisy. I live with my mother and father in a flat. The flat is on the five floor of a tall building.(56)There are 14 floors and a parking garage (车库)in the basement(地下室).My father parks his car there.(57)
Our flat is not in the centre of the city. It is 2 miles from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day .He doesn’t开汽车.(58)He uses his car only on weekends. Then he takes us into the country or to the beach.
Our flat has three bedrooms. My mother and father live in one bedroom,(59)one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it.
找出(1)句中的错误并改正。
______________改成_____________
将(2)处划线句子译成中文。
将(3)处划线词组译成英语。
将(4)处换一种说法,使其意思不变。
My mother and father ___________________________.
How far is Daisy’s home from the centre of the city?
____________________________________________.
阅读短文,根据短文内容完成表格,每空一词。
Welcome to England! The weather of England is very changeable. It can be rainy, sunny, cloudy, windy, foggy or cold at any time of a year. If it’s raining when you get up in the morning, it can be hot and dry by the afternoon. The west of England is wetter than the east, and the north is cooler than the south. Just be ready for any kind of weather.
In England, shops are usually open from 9:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon. On Sundays some shops are open from 10:00 to 4:00. But most of the shops are closed. Banks, museums or other places are open from 10:00 to 5:00. You can go to the parks at any time.
All the cities have buses, trains and taxis. People wait in line for buses and they are unhappy if you push in at the front. Don’t forget this, traffic goes on the left. Be careful!
Scientists (科学家) are trying to make the deserts (沙漠) into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily.
Why can the land become deserts?
A.Some places don’t get much rain. |
B.Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. |
C.People don’t keep the earth well. |
D.Scientists haven’t learnt enough about the deserts. |
Scientists want toto make the deserts into good land again.
A.carry water | B.grow food |
C.do nothing | D.study a lot |
Which is not true?
A.The land never stops becoming deserts. |
B.Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there. |
C.People do bad things to the earth. |
D.Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. |
Why are green plants and grass helpful?
A.They can hold the water. |
B.They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away. |
C.They can keep the earth wet. |
D.All the above. |
Which is the best title(题目)for the passage?
A.The Desert Problem |
B.People Make Deserts |
C.Green Plants and Grass |
D.The Deserts, the Tree and the Water |
Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry.One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant,hoping he might meet some friends there.He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from.Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was a little poem(诗歌).He read the poem.Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant.He only received a piece of beef and potato for it.Thirty years after his death,this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs.It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).
Schubert went to the restaurant to______.
A.write a poem for his Berceuse |
B.have his dinner together with his friend |
C.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a meal |
D.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant |
We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.
A.was also a musician |
B.was very kind |
C.hated Schubert very much |
D.didn’t understand music very much |
The passage didn’t tell us______.
A.how old he was when Schubert died |
B.how poor Schubert was |
C.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poem |
D.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem |
What’s the Chinese meaning of “famous musician”?______.
A.刻苦的音乐家 | B.勤劳的指挥家 |
C.著名的指挥家 | D.著名的音乐家 |
The best title for this passage is______.
A.Musician and Hunger |
B.Franz Schubert and His Berceuse |
C.Franz Schubert Died |
D.A Great Musician |
Rocket to Space was written by __________.
A.Diego Ramirez. | B.Kitty Wolfe. |
C.Sam Mcgee. | D.We don’t know. |
Pet Companies cost ___________ before.
A.$15 | B.$39.95 |
C.$12.50 | D.$30 |
The space ship was in space for ___________.
A.Two days. | B.Two months. |
C.One week. | D.Two weeks. |
Which book can tell you something about the South Pole?
A.Rocket to Space. | B.Pet Companies. |
C.Icy Journey. | D.Handiwork Make. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Handiwork Make can teach you how to do housework. |
B.Rocket to Space is about astronauts’ life in space. |
C.Pet Companies tells the prices of dogs. |
D.Icy Journey is the most expensive of the four books. |